Cultivar | Comments X | Ripening † | Fruit Size * | Fresh | Dried |
Ant Admire | Oval/elongated fruit. | E | | | |
'Autumn Beauty' | (syn.
‘Qi Yue Xian’) Unlike other jujubes, they start in a dark-maroon color
and turn green as they ripen. Small tree, early producer, excellent
fresh fruit quality. | E | L | X | X |
'Black Sea' | Produces well as a young tree. Does well in wet climates. | EM | S | X | |
'Chico' | Round fruit with a flat bottom. Good flavor when green and acidic. Developed in California. | EM | S | X | X |
'Coco' | Coconut flavor. Dark-brown fruit. Originating from Ukraine. | EM | S | X | |
'GA866' | High
sugar content; up to 45°Brix. Trees are reported to not bear well until
well-established in about 8–10 years. Developed in California. | ML | L | X | X |
'Globe' | Large round fruit. Well suited for drying. Generally recognized as flavorless as fresh fruit. | L | L | | X |
'Honey Jar' | Small, sweet fruit. Short-statured tree. >30°Brix
| E | S | X | |
'La Fleur' | Small, juicy fruits with vigorous growth. | | S | X | |
'Lang' | Pear-shaped fruit. Best when fully red brown. Original trees imported by Meyer. | EM | L | X | X |
'Li' | Considered a high-quality fruit. Up to 85g per fruit. Brought to USA by Meyer. | E | L | X | X |
'Norris #1' | A
tree identified in eastern Tennessee from TVA plantings near Norris
Dam. Abundant producer. Seems to thrive in warm, humid climates. Good
quality fruit. | M | M | X | |
"Redlands #4' | Very large and sweet. | M | L | X | |
'Shangxi Li' | Large fruit with sweet apple flavor. Precocious. | EM | L | X | X |
'Sherwood' | Sweet fruit with erratic size. Generally poor yields. Thornless. Originated in Louisiana. | ML | varies | X | X |
'Si-Hong' | Considered by many to have the best flavor. Precocious. | M | L | X | X |
'So' | Contorted. Self-fertile. Good fruit quality. Developed by Meyer. | EM | M | X | X |
'Sugar Cane' | >32 °Brix. Good flavor. Round fruit. Recent import to US. | E | S | X | X |
'Tigertooth' | Small,
abundant fruit. Suckers frequently. Trees grow well on their own roots.
Noted for exceptionally abundant production in Florida. | L | SS | X | X |
'Winter Delight' | Partially
self-fertile. Produces egg-shaped fruits. Exhibits superior cold
tolerance. Spicy-sweet flavor. Relatively new variety in the US.
Originating in northern China. | L | L | X | |
'Xu Zhou' | Chinese import that is reported to produce well at a young age and in wet climates. | L | S | X | |
'Yazoo Li' | Believed to be a seedling of 'Li'. Exceptionally large fruit and better flavor. Originating in Mississippi. | E | L | X | |
†Early (E) = June-July, Mid (M) August, Late (L) = October
X = history of use in this application
* Size: diameter at equator; small (S) = 1.5-2.5 cm, medium (M) =2.5-4.0 cm, large (L) = > 4 cm
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